Oman vs South Africa: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita

Oman
0.0509 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0596 tonnes per person
in 2024
Oman rank
102nd
South Africa rank
100th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time

  • Oman
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0596 tonnes per person against 0.0509 tonnes per person in Oman, a difference of 0.0087 tonnes per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Africa ahead.

Oman ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 100th of 194 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oman South Africa Difference Ahead
1850s -0.0277 tonnes per person 0.9752 tonnes per person 1 tonnes per person South Africa
1860s -0.0402 tonnes per person 1.53 tonnes per person 1.57 tonnes per person South Africa
1870s -0.0524 tonnes per person 5.08 tonnes per person 5.13 tonnes per person South Africa
1880s -0.0386 tonnes per person 3.73 tonnes per person 3.76 tonnes per person South Africa
1890s -0.0407 tonnes per person 4.87 tonnes per person 4.91 tonnes per person South Africa
1900s -0.0507 tonnes per person 5.62 tonnes per person 5.67 tonnes per person South Africa
1910s -0.128 tonnes per person 4.97 tonnes per person 5.1 tonnes per person South Africa
1920s -0.1921 tonnes per person 4.93 tonnes per person 5.13 tonnes per person South Africa
1930s -0.2524 tonnes per person 4.54 tonnes per person 4.8 tonnes per person South Africa
1940s -0.3156 tonnes per person 5.99 tonnes per person 6.31 tonnes per person South Africa
1950s -0.4069 tonnes per person 6.15 tonnes per person 6.56 tonnes per person South Africa
1960s -0.3064 tonnes per person 4.04 tonnes per person 4.35 tonnes per person South Africa
1970s -0.0192 tonnes per person 2.87 tonnes per person 2.88 tonnes per person South Africa
1980s 0.0896 tonnes per person 2 tonnes per person 1.91 tonnes per person South Africa
1990s 0.0297 tonnes per person 1.86 tonnes per person 1.83 tonnes per person South Africa
2000s 0.018 tonnes per person 0.895 tonnes per person 0.877 tonnes per person South Africa
2010s 0.056 tonnes per person 0.1038 tonnes per person 0.0478 tonnes per person South Africa
2020s 0.0547 tonnes per person 0.0557 tonnes per person 0.001 tonnes per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Oman or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0596 tonnes per person against 0.0509 tonnes per person in Oman as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Oman and South Africa?
0.0087 tonnes per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and South Africa?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Oman and South Africa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
Oman ranks 102nd and South Africa ranks 100th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.